Confessions of a sub skipper

ATR-42 · 03-11-08, 07:40 PM

Id like to preface this with i have all other realism settings set to full realism........

....I play with unlimited fuel

FLAME SUIT ON!

iricund · 03-11-08, 08:08 PM

Not a biggie I don't think really. I've never run out myself since installing TM (prior to that using stock fuel levels is a different matte) - I always tend to top off the tanks whenever I'm within 1000 miles or so of a tender just to be sure though. As long as you're not going on round the world cruises I doubt it's making that much of an impact really.

Torplexed · 03-11-08, 08:23 PM

If a sub back then had been short of fuel on the homeward leg, a tanker or tender would have been dispatched to assist. You probably even could have knocked over a few diesel engine sampans for some spare juice. So in that light unlimited fuel isn't all that unrealistic.

Sailor Steve · 03-11-08, 10:17 PM

You play with more realism than I do. In SH3 I'm still using external views and Weps assistance. Can't play SH4 still.

I don't think anybody really puts down anybody else for playing at lower levels, even very low ones; I at least usually only snap at the ones who brag about how good they are while playing the easy way.

ATR-42 · 03-11-08, 11:13 PM

LOL i wasnt looking for support! i'm simply just coming clean!

and i really feel better now.

i figure i worry about fuel enough in my real life job, why stress about it at home when im relaxing

and i also shall confess.....i use external views, but with a game this beautiful, how could you not?

Monica Lewinsky · 03-11-08, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATR-42

....I play with unlimited fuel

Flames, cheater, liar, how can you step that low, you bastard. I fart in the general direction of your aunties.

You wiper of other peoples bottom.

Enough? Need More abuse?

How can you play that game with that one cheat on?

May all the Sands of the Sahara fill your belly button - twice.

ATR-42 · 03-11-08, 11:58 PM

Now THATS what i was expecting! LOL

thats more like it around here!

DavyJonesFootlocker · 03-12-08, 10:04 AM

Feeling better? Not so fast kiddo! Just stand still and wait til I get me Flamethrower lighted. Now, don't move.

Scarto · 03-12-08, 10:17 AM

Always play differently really, sometimes 75-100% realism, sometimes 0 :P

Depends on if i wanna have some quick fun or some hard playing hours

M. Sarsfield · 03-12-08, 12:33 PM

I accidentally bottomed out my sub south of Saigon when diving to avoid aircraft and even though I only had 1% hull damage, I gradually ran out of fuel faster than I normally would. When I realized I was leaking fuel, it wasn't enough to get back to New Guinea.

Bad end to a good career and not a realistic situation.

I would like to see a mod where another sub or a tender comes to your aid to help with repairs, spare some fuel, tow you home... anything but running out of gas.

Laconic · 03-12-08, 02:49 PM

I use unlimited fuel to shorten the time of the patrols. I hate waiting 5+ minutes to load a save file because I've been out to sea for two months and so much activity has been rendered. Also means I spend less time getting to the patrol area and dodging planes so I can get into action quicker.

The Thorn · 03-12-08, 04:37 PM

I play at low realism level, just because I play this game for not too long now. I am happy that I can hit something. But I am working on my manual targeting skills with a self-made mission, sinking 4 different kinds of ships.
Getting even 1 hit on a well protected convoy is still hard for me.

I really don't like the limit of fuel. If I want action, I want that, without having the limit of fuel. So you are not really alone

Platapus · 03-13-08, 07:07 AM

I like to play at the higher realism levels, but I also have to confess that I always select unlimited fuel.

To me it is bad enough to get across the pacific at flank speed and TC 2K+ I can't imagine doing that at 1/3 speed.

I never use the external view but I am addicted to my event view. To me there is nothing more exciting than watching my torpedo's progress and see that lovely rusty hull merge into view. ahhh

Scarto · 03-13-08, 07:15 AM

Specially if u just launched 6 torpedoes in a wide spread in the direction of a battleship

Event view is great fun then along with the periscope hehe.

howler93 · 03-13-08, 10:22 AM

I enjoy high realism settings too, although I must admit that I've never sailed without external cameras available. With the stunning beauty of ROW, how could anyone restrict themselves? My hard drive is filled to the brim with screenshots, and there's no end in sight!

SH4 just keeps getting more and more gorgeous!

Howler

03-11-08, 07:40 PM	#1
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Confessions of a sub skipper Id like to preface this with i have all other realism settings set to full realism........ ....I play with unlimited fuel FLAME SUIT ON! __________________

03-11-08, 08:23 PM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	If a sub back then had been short of fuel on the homeward leg, a tanker or tender would have been dispatched to assist. You probably even could have knocked over a few diesel engine sampans for some spare juice. So in that light unlimited fuel isn't all that unrealistic. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

03-11-08, 10:17 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	You play with more realism than I do. In SH3 I'm still using external views and Weps assistance. Can't play SH4 still. I don't think anybody really puts down anybody else for playing at lower levels, even very low ones; I at least usually only snap at the ones who brag about how good they are while playing the easy way. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-11-08, 11:13 PM	#5
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	LOL i wasnt looking for support! i'm simply just coming clean! and i really feel better now. i figure i worry about fuel enough in my real life job, why stress about it at home when im relaxing and i also shall confess.....i use external views, but with a game this beautiful, how could you not? __________________ Last edited by ATR-42; 03-12-08 at 10:40 AM.

03-11-08, 11:58 PM	#7
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Now THATS what i was expecting! LOL thats more like it around here! __________________

03-11-08, 08:08 PM	#2
iricund Seaman Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 38 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Not a biggie I don't think really. I've never run out myself since installing TM (prior to that using stock fuel levels is a different matte) - I always tend to top off the tanks whenever I'm within 1000 miles or so of a tender just to be sure though. As long as you're not going on round the world cruises I doubt it's making that much of an impact really.

03-12-08, 10:04 AM	#8
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Feeling better? Not so fast kiddo! Just stand still and wait til I get me Flamethrower lighted. Now, don't move. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

03-12-08, 10:17 AM	#9
Scarto Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 10 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Always play differently really, sometimes 75-100% realism, sometimes 0 :P Depends on if i wanna have some quick fun or some hard playing hours

03-12-08, 12:33 PM	#10
M. Sarsfield Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,016 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I accidentally bottomed out my sub south of Saigon when diving to avoid aircraft and even though I only had 1% hull damage, I gradually ran out of fuel faster than I normally would. When I realized I was leaking fuel, it wasn't enough to get back to New Guinea. Bad end to a good career and not a realistic situation. I would like to see a mod where another sub or a tender comes to your aid to help with repairs, spare some fuel, tow you home... anything but running out of gas. __________________ MJS USS Batfish Volunteer/Reenactor www.ss310.com www.ussbatfish.com Communism killed over 100M people and all that I got was this lousy signature.* *http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM

03-12-08, 02:49 PM	#11
Laconic Soundman Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 142 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 0	I use unlimited fuel to shorten the time of the patrols. I hate waiting 5+ minutes to load a save file because I've been out to sea for two months and so much activity has been rendered. Also means I spend less time getting to the patrol area and dodging planes so I can get into action quicker.

03-12-08, 04:37 PM	#12
The Thorn Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I play at low realism level, just because I play this game for not too long now. I am happy that I can hit something. But I am working on my manual targeting skills with a self-made mission, sinking 4 different kinds of ships. Getting even 1 hit on a well protected convoy is still hard for me. I really don't like the limit of fuel. If I want action, I want that, without having the limit of fuel. So you are not really alone

03-13-08, 07:07 AM	#13
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I like to play at the higher realism levels, but I also have to confess that I always select unlimited fuel. To me it is bad enough to get across the pacific at flank speed and TC 2K+ I can't imagine doing that at 1/3 speed. I never use the external view but I am addicted to my event view. To me there is nothing more exciting than watching my torpedo's progress and see that lovely rusty hull merge into view. ahhh __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-13-08, 07:15 AM	#14
Scarto Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 10 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Specially if u just launched 6 torpedoes in a wide spread in the direction of a battleship Event view is great fun then along with the periscope hehe.

03-13-08, 10:22 AM	#15
howler93 Medic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Telluride, Colorado Posts: 162 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I enjoy high realism settings too, although I must admit that I've never sailed without external cameras available. With the stunning beauty of ROW, how could anyone restrict themselves? My hard drive is filled to the brim with screenshots, and there's no end in sight! SH4 just keeps getting more and more gorgeous! Howler